Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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ALL students are familiar with the traditional subjects of science, math, foreign languages, Engli sh, and history. However, a course like Architectural Drawing allows students to use their creativity to design certain buildings, something which is directly applicable to the working world. Here, Jonathon Byford designs a preliminary layout for the first floor of a house. Picture Scene ' 2 - ; ou wake up one morning and you ' re a senior. You are inun¬ dated with both college informa¬ tion and new responsibilities. Suddenly you are no longer just a student, but now your name Is connected with a seemingly endless series of numbers, PSAT ' s, SAT ' s, Achievements, Class Rank, and CPA. Along with this, one Is expected to at¬ tend classes at high school for another full year. Suddenly all the people who you once consi¬ dered nerds are being accepted to all the most prestigious colleges in the country. And with typical 20 20 hindsight, you rethink the last three years. For the freshmen, there seems to that Jthere are hundreds of | yn tiundreds 0 new Hpdreds ' wrong can be corrected in the next two years. Despite this, the overwhelming collegiate pressure of WHS can cause even sophomores to begin thinking about their still distant academic future. Reality sets in Junior year. In October the junior class is ad¬ vised to tackle the PSAT and be¬ gin really concentrating on their studies. Who hasn ' t heard time and time again, The junior year is the most important one. ? People become increasingly competitive as they begin make college plans. This year ' s senior class is com¬ prised of the entire spectrum of students; some challenge them¬ selves in academics, while others challenge themselves in

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BIOLOGY lab allows Chris Jervey to study the laws of nature by experimenting with the most unexp)ected of lab materials, the onion. Using the modern advances of lab, students apply the techniques of analytical thinking and problem solving to supplement classroom teaching. This provides them with a more well rounded education grounded in practical and book knowledge. NOT to forget Physics, Dan O ' Grady and Mackie Connel I experiment to see whether force really does equal mass times acceleration. Using Mr. Smith ' s famous cart, they exert a constant force on it with an elastic band and mea¬ sure its acceleration to determine its inertial mass. H4IOR Kate D wire and pjaper-mache struc ire. Who knows? someday you will see it in the Museum of Fine ; r haps Katie wUl dn to develop and pursue .talents in the.fUlEinebjc;! r AK LAST, but not is the , Chemistry. For thbise with gretf in Chemistry is a great chailen students. Here, Jamie • work. 4 - Academics

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O ne can drive down a empty street, singing, screaming, crying, or laughing as loud as one can, and no one will know. One can get Into one ' s car and go almost anywhere one wishes. Driving Is a big step in growing up and reaps enormous benefits along with a huge responsibility. The abundant number of student cars range from the sparkling new to the old broken down jalopies. Due to the many students driving to school this year, the tennis courts were con- TAKING advantage of the new parking lot, built over the old tennis courts, senior, Amy Robertson, hurries to class from her friend ' s Camero. The new parking lot was built in order to solve the problem of the overcrowded student parking lot. SENIOR pranks — you ' ve got to love them. Like distinct individuals, every class leaves its mark on the school; Class of 1988 left theirs on the school parking lot to make sure that their mark will be a long lasting one. verted Into a second parking lot. It was a successful and accepta¬ ble method of finally stopping the overcrowded lot and stop¬ ping the students from parking: Illegal spots, continually irritat¬ ing the administration. B The main student parking lot was even the base of a funny and clever senior prank this year when suddenly one day, hand¬ icapped parking signs appeared, painted on every parking space. — by Kelly Dobson .. . p